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PARLIAMENT. Pr/USE OF C()CINIONS, THURSDAY, FKB. 12. MrsCE,LLANEOUS This being the list thy bilt one fe4 receiving 14-ti!ions on Irrivate Bills, several: were pre st,fity(i. The Bii:mitigliarn Canal Bill was read a second t +;e, and cmninitted Lola 1M:1 - C-run presented a Petition from the and . : tieighhoitrhood of Sheffield, praying 1 ,-):vet ion.akAwst ..fraudulent imitations fit the .r cast iron instead,of steel, by witat'ion of their manufacturers was in- • 0:1 the Petition brought tip, Lord LAS- SliggeStpd that the relief prayed for,sbould he oxte»deti Birotingham and other tokVtts where. hardware 'is ruanufirturen, as it could not he expe('Aed. to have a 1110 for Sheffield alone. Ile bowever was in favour of the retition.—Read and ordered to he referreil to a comn4ttee. Sir JAMES Stf.tw presented a,Petition - from the Watetmen's p raying for leave for a Bill to amend tile lavi.s.relati»g to Watermen on • the River Thames.—:Read and ordered to lie cifi the Sir W. GEARY obtained leave for a Bill to im- ProKe Folk.stnne Harbour. . I'. Moottr.,,on moving for leave to present petidon fi . om the tibhop weavers of Coventry, said tlie object of it was to regulate the taking of apprentices in the ribbon trade, as, even %viten the husine:is was iri 'full trade, it was impossible for the working people to obtain a subsistence with out aid front the parochial rates.—Read; and or (bred-to lie on the table. Petitions were .presented from Bath and Not tingham, praying for Bills to- enable those places to he lig,hted.with gas. QRENFELL moved that the-annual siconnts° rresetged on the 10th inst.' relative to the Nit.. lit,n4 DAY, he printed. On-the suggestion of the CHANCELLOR of the EscnEGWER that the Hononrable• Gentleman might - find:t he.aceounts in thOournals, he with diCWhis. motion.' Mr. GRRNFELL then moved that the acentirits of the,Gold and Silver Coin issued froth the Minf, which were presented yesterday, be -printed.— .i;igy-f:*ectto. 'Ali . . Pawritanos presented a Petition from the 11!.i.AtO1 Coal Proprietors, praying an exemption from duty on all Co - als and Cohn sent up the River Severn. Read and ordered to lie on 'the T:41;!e. . .., . Lord ALTHoRPE moved for an 'account of the duties charged on leather, hides, and skins, during the !asst four quarters, and the amount of draw backs' in leather exported, as 'far as relates to Englatid. Also accounts of the drawbacks on ox and cow hides for the last two years; and similar aCcounts relative to Scotland.—Agreed to. SUPPLY COMMITTEE. (-) the Order of the Day on the Grant to Spain of 400,0001., • Mr. CURWEN said, he thought this was a pro pet. opportunity to offer some further observations as to the Batik tokens. He had heard it that the tokens might .be rent up to town from the country, and that I per cent. might be bad upon them: i t was said, they were wanted to buy gold. But it was to be considered whether the gold was iiitended to go out of the kitigdom, and Whether that IV a ,to be a reasOn for continuing• the re- Great ioconvenietice would arise to many.of (mkt.; who could not keep the There were person's passing about the co+►oltry who world .give I •per Cent. for. them.. The Resolution of the CJminittee for the. Grant was agreed to. The. CHANCELLOR of the EWILECLIIIER moved the other (Met s of the Day. SURGEONS. Mr. CotraTENAv: ill a low tone of voice, made some remarks as to the difficulties' which stood in the way of Stirgeons who had not received their testimonials in the usual way. Some objections might be made - to the proposition he intended from the College of Surgeons in Ireland ; hot it was his object to make the testimonials of Loo - don, Etlinburgh,.and Ireland, co:ninon to the whole of t; ,e United Kingdom. He then moved for leave to b r bi g iu a Bill to regulate the practice of surgery in the United Kingdom. Sotne conversation en s,ied, in which Mr. LocknitaT and Mr. HuasT took part, and leave to bring in the Bill was gt anted. Mr. OGLE gave notice that oil next.Toesday week lie would move tor-leave to bring in a Bill to prevent arrests by mesne procen. Seijeaut ONsLow intimated that lie should take an early opportunity.after the recess for moving the repeal of the Usury Laws. 'E.:aI3EQUER BILLS. ' Mr. GRENTELL observed, that it was of consi dcraWe importance to know something respecting the intention of Government as to the funding of Excit Tier Bills. It had been pretty generally rumoured, 'that in the operation of funding, the 'twopence halfpenny bills would have a preference.' lie flail heard 'that a communication had been m the on Saturday, through the usual channels, to persons Of he Stock' Exchange,. i hat no such par ticular preference would prevail ; but that the fitndiog would be from the general mass-, without 'any distinellon or discrimination. He thought it .egiraldbe'improper for him to rtiluire inform a tio n patticUiars or plans tbarmight not yet - be ma tored. But, an inference had been - d ra w n . i n t h e city that ilre Chancellor of the Exchequer intend-. 'ed to fund to a gteat amount. Be could not press , particular information which might he incon venient'; bin if operations were fixed on, he -thought there could be no ham in giving them 4le wanted to know whether the in ference that had been drawn was correct. • • The GH - ANCELLOR of the EXCHE6VER CillSerVed . ; that he had ahead! said that be meant to propoie 'no - further financial' measure in this early part of the tieSiOtt. As to opinions arising out of corn- municatious which interested persons merle re, spectiag distinctions with respect to .Exchequer Bills, he had certainly understood that the °pi = pions alluded to-had been entertained, and had prevailed but he wished to dispel such opinions Stl iCt ic?!1. token:4. with respect to the opci Rtions of funding, as to such prvierelicv. Al , lermanATKl Ni did not pretend to under stand the, question of the public finances as well,as some others. He thought the floating capital of the countiyindiSpt usable, as it "was the source of supply in so many respects. But if the Chancellor of the Exch-eriner gave no direct answer, people. would suppose that there was to be ,considerable funding. There was a report of a loan, which was to be‘a change from the 5 to the 4 per Might-not intentiops on these subjects be declar ed, without doing-tny injury? He wished to know the mode intet*d to be raoceeded upon, as othertvise difticulties,'he..was afraid, might arise Toe CHANcELLon of the EXCHEQUER remarked, that.great inconvenience might oCCttl• from tll-+k in;; partial and imperfect statements of financial plans; . not yet sufficiently decided upon. In a general view of such . matters, any premature cum municatinn was likely to be very inconvenient.— He was sure the Ifouse would .not press for such infot'matiOn. • Gve.NPELL agreed to the opinion of the 'Cl►.►ncelbir of the Exchequer, generally but he wished to do a:v►ry the . impression 'which had been made iu the ci►y; that the Right Hutt. Gentleman h rid finally tru.ide up his, mind. . . The .Report was order . ed to be. received to morrow, . The annual -Malt Bill went through the Com rnittee. Report to-morrow.—Adjourned. The House of Lords did not meet yesterday. LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF CEIANCRY, FEB. 12. SIR MARK trOtin V. .E. GRIFFITHS, ESQ. The LORD CHANcELLott this morning finally de cided this Case, which has so long been pending before his Lordship, and the pat tictilars of which We formerly reported vary fully. Iti‘Nov. 1797, a contract was entered into between the parties for the put chase of certain estates ; and it was agreed that Sir.M. Wood should advance the purchase money, and Mr. Griffiths superintend t heitnprove men ts of the estates; afterwhich they were to be sold, and tine profits equally divided between the parties. Sir M. Wood, in 1797, advanced 50001. and 20001. more in 1799, on the East Mark estate, which they had purchased from Beech and others for 23,0001. an.l the parties being let into possession, Sir M. Wood granted a lease of the estate - for 21 years, - at'a tent of 1,1701. In JanuarY, 1606, Beech and others filed a Bill in the Exchequer for Wood and, Gi'iffithS to pay the balance of 16,0001; due on the estate, or that it might be sold, awl they have-the money paid them. The Court referred the case to the Deputyßemembrancer to inquire into the title of the . estate : and Mr:. COk afterwards made a Report, ordering the estate_to he Sold, which Re port the Master of the Rolls,confirMed. This was an appeal from that decision of Sir WM. Grant, which the Lord Chancellor felt it his duty to affirm; and to refuse the appeal.- COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 12. THE NEW STREET. THE KING V. THE COMMTSSIGNERS l'oll MkKING TUE NEW STREET LEADING FROM CARLTONHOUSE TO. TUE REGENT'S PARK. This was•a Rule calling upon these Gentlemen to shew cause why a mandqmus should not issue, commanding then) to make compensation to a poor man named Charles Leader, late a hatcher in,St. James's Market, fur the premises which he had occupied in that market, the removal . of which .was alleged to he necessary w the comple tion rif the New StrZet. Mr. GuRNLY was heard .agairist the Rule, and Mr. Sergeant ONSL9W, and Mr. SCARLETT in sup port or it, brit 'rhe.Court.tvere of opinitin, that the peculiar circumstances of Mr. Leader's tenure in the pre mises in question did not entitle hint to the re lief claimed—and therefore discharged the Rule ,with Costs. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. SCAULETT moved for leave to..file a charge of criminal iufwinAtion against Mr. G. (Wytine, a Coroner, resident at Lewes. The circumstance will be recollecKd of the melancholy death of a young gentleman of -the name - of . Runnington, having been killed near Brighton, by being dis• mounted and dragged by his horse for a con siderable distance over large shape stones. Some days after the body had been interred, the Coroner caused it to be- disinterred, in order that it should be viewed, awl an Inquest should be held- upon it, although he knew ,of the cir cumstance on the very.llay on • which it hap pened, and although it had taken place in- the view ©f upwards of fifty spectators.—This un necessary re-exposure of , the body caused great affliction to the relatives of the young Gen tleman ; and it was for the impropercrinduct of the Coroner in this respect that the Court was now moved.—The Rule was granted. Yesterday the rule for a criminal ioformntion ' against the - Printer (f the Brighton Herald, for his observations on the circumstance of the death 'of the head-borough in the riots of the sth of November, was matte absolute. 7 LENT ASSIZES.—OXFORD "CIRCUIT, 1818 7 Mr. Justice and •I.llr. Justice DuRROUG,EI. Berkshire—Monday, March 2, at Reading, at nine o'clock in the morning. Oxfordshire—Wednesday, March 4, at Oxford.. Worcestershire—Saturday, March 7, at Worcester. City of Worcester—The saursday, at the City of Worcester. Staffordshire—Tuesday, March 10, at Stafford. Herefordshirc—Tneiday, March 24, at Hereford. - • , Monniouthshire—Monnay, March 30. Gloucestershire—Wednesday, April 1, at Gloucester. City of . Gloucester—The sane day, at the City of Gloucester. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice- AABoTrund Mr. Justice TiuLltoYD. Winchester-Monday, March,2. - Salish`nry:—Saturday, March 7. Dorchester—Thursday, March 12. Excter—Montlay, March IG. I , anncesto.nTuesday, March 24. Tatinton—Saturday, March es. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. . The CHI CF BARON and Mr. )ustise DAILEIr i York—March 7. Lancaster—March 21. LITERARY REVIEW. A VIEW of the present Increase of the SLAVE TRADE, the Cause of that Increase, and suggesting a mode for effecting its total Annihilation; with Observations on file African Institution and Edinburgh Review, and on the Speeches of Messrs. Wilberforce and BrOughatu, delivered in the House of Commons, 7th:July, 1817; also, a Plan submitted for civilizing Africa, and introducing free labourers into our Colonies in the West Indies. By RonEwr MOurn, Esq. LL. D. lake Chief Justice of Sierra. Leone, and Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court in that Coleny.—Lungwan, Hurst, &c. (Continued from Tui SUN of February 7.) The recent discussion of . a subject so interesting to humanity,, in all ages, as that which gave occa sion to the present work-, has induced us to resume our attention to it, which we shall continue to do, as often as occasion permit-9. The subject is con sidered in this work in all its bearings, and is not the effect of speculative theory, but of much practical knowledge, derived from acute observa tion and extensive experience.. In this i:especl'the . Author poss , ...sses an advantage over most of those who, r'ilatcycr their abilities may be, or however pure and laudable their intentions, haie not had equal opportunitiesof viewing the subject with such. ample scope, and with such an illustration of hn porkant facts. Among other powerful means to wards a remedy lot' the extinction of this detesta-, hie tratlic, the 'Author proposes that all persons concerned in the Trade, should be prosecuted as pirates.' • " England cannot supply a fleet to guard the coasts of Africa. of the Brazils, of South Ame rica, Of M nexico,d of the West Indies, of the ka Sea,. of adggasear, of the Mauritini, of the In dian Archipelago, and the Pacific Ocean; for in all these plates the Slave Trade is carried on, and in most of them a 'Contraband trade will be eonti- . nned, after all the Powers in the world shall have declared they hare abolished it. • " If nineteen out of twenty vessels' did escape, while the right of search existed, how many more may sail unmolested when that right.has become extinct by peace It the profit was great when slaves were easily procured,. how much greater twist it be as the difficulty of obtaining them increases, and the demand tor thein becomes . aug mented'? If the emolument would be sufficient (as I have shown) though nineteen, vessels out of twenty'were taken, what must the temptation to pursue the trade "become, when ninety-nine out of a hundred must escape ? Let us -next suppos.e a vessel 'seized • with slaves ; unless she is British property, „it.does not devolve on England to libe rate, confiscate, or AO punish ; is it probahle, then, that the nation under whose flag she was navigated (a nation perhaps long engaged in, highly benefited by,. and who had reluctantly re signed the trade) will he induced to indict such otemplary punishment, as to prev'ent a repetition of the crime ? Or is it not probable she will wink, at the faith, and connive in its continuation ? How futile then, to imagine it can he extermin ated, or that the trade will not be actively perse vered in; unless pronotinced to be contrary to the law of nature arid nations, and- all persons con cerned in such trade denounced as pirates ! I have presumed to repeat this from an anxiety to pro duce an impression. • • " We have the same arguments to support such an anathema for the protection of every human: being, as are used to justify the decree establish.- • ing the Barbary corsairs to be pirates. We ac knowledge that God is no respecter -of persons; he has treated the blood of all human beings so accurately of the same weight, heat, and colour, as to preclude distinction; he has tinged the mor tal skin with such minute shades of difference, .as to perplex an acute Observer, in passing through the varied chine from Calais to Calabar; he has formed the mind and body equally sensitive, whe ther covered by a skin of the purest white or the - deepest black ; the feelings and affections of the Africans are exquisite ; they venerate their mo thers, they have the warmest attachment to their children, and in bondage they eoart, death to con vey them to the kingdom of their fathers." COMPLETION OF TH &GREATEST PEDIF.STRIAN PER FORMANCE EVER RECORDED. The 600 miles in ten days, at which task Mr. Went worth, an Oxfordshire yeoman, 'failed, on the 29th ult, after having performed 456 .miles in eight days, was completed. on Wednesday night, at eleven - o'clock, by Mr. Howard, at Knaresford, who walked over a two-mile piece of ground, IVentworth having engaged to touch on 16 contitieS. This match is bevoiHi the compass of .the powers of any horse, and nothing like it has ever before been recorded of than. The pedestrian .finished his work•well on the first. six days, and. he had clone 390 miles (30 more than his ground). On Sunday he began to flag with 'swollen-leg, but be did 56 miles. He was 18 hours doing 57 ni►les on Monday, and bathing had eased him in. some measure. On Tuesday he was- 19 hours perform ing 52' miles, and he was not expected to be able to go on the last day from excessive fatigue. He had 45 miles - to win.the match, and he started at two in the Morning, proceeding at first under three miles an hour. • At four o'clock r. M. he - went to bed, having done 31 miles. He had 14. Miles to do in eight hours, and he rose again at seven o'clock, 'and won the match soon after eleven o'clock, distressed in a manner not easily to be described. It was for 200 guineas. SHOCKING MATHS By BuitNlNG.—wennmay Mrs. Mary Porker, .aged 76, residing at Horner ton, Hackney, sitting in her apartment reading, by some accident her clothes caught fire through a spark flying out of the grate ; she-was burnt in , dreadful .st Wanner, and died shortly afterwards in the great est gony.--;.-Tursday a fine boy, John Prudence, aged five years, was left with his brother, not much older than himself, playing in (heir parents' parlour; by some accident the child's linen clothes caught fire, and he was shockingly burnt ; he was taken to the Londob Hospital, where he expires' in the greatest, pain. POLICE INT-ELLIGENCE.... MURDERS AT GREENWICH.- THANES POLICE.—YCitentaY • Mr. Eclatonto", of %Yapping, .aiid his ' - nepliewatterided at this Office, and gave 'the following information , They stated ~that about 8 o'cloCk on §° [ ' cle Y e ' morning_ last, as they were 'waiting ' for a b°B in order to cross the water from Elephant„stairsi near Deptford, a man of middling stature, &ros e( ' in a light green, coat, light lustiln light hair and whiskers, with two fingers on ° ne •. hand, but which they could not tell, and bad' th e appearance of a bricklayer, came and asked the Waterman when he was going to crosS? The water man answered directly ; the man replied, it might as %veil be in a fortnight, a nd we n t awa y i n great hast e he appeared either drunk, mad, or much O n :, fused; he had both his hands in his ir'ocket"- the time, but on turning round to go away he took them out, when witn e ss o b serve d they wer e f ., all over blood, and likewise the p oc ket holes n his coat, and his clothes had 'several. spots °f blood,; the blood was dry, and appeared to hor e • been on him for some hours. The waterman noticed the same circumstance, but not hearing of the murders of Mr. Bird or his Housekeeper, they permitted him to proceed, otherwise he should hav e stopped him. On his return home to bis at %V apping,he mentioned the-ciretunfitance,but af" ter hearing of the dreadful murdersat Greenwiehi br was induced to lay the present i n f orma tion,. 911 3 he has not the smallest doubt, from the' time a" circumstances of the case, but that the man W- 25 91 „ e of the murderers, and h e cou ld positively stirea-r: , 1 'i, hint ; by his manner of acting, he imagined tn e a . : he had other persons in waiting for him, as! i er ks turned the same way he came. One o f the Cit r h'l e : triok down a full descripti o n o f .hi s d res i, Offices were ordered to e x e r t th e i r u t m ost "0 . lance for the purpose of his apprehension. SHADWELL.—In consequence of information r e : , ceived at this OfEce, that a man Of very suspicio n ' appearance (having a great quantity of hlooo - Oil los , apparel) was' seen in the neighbourhood Dockhead, IVeald and Hewit, two active o lcer 9 '' were immediately dispatched in that direction, i t .. ! order to apprehend him. On a rr i v ing there, the y found, he had been gone for s o m e ti me , bps after a very strict inquiry, they traced him as far as . Lewisham, where they succeeded in apPre ll i el :%„ , ing him. On searching hi m , t h e y loon° clothes all stained with blood ; they conveyed in Mr.Birn, jun.'s carriage, in which they travelled to the White Hart, at Greenwich, where one of the Magistrates belonging to thin office, and Mr. Mallet, the Chief Clerk, , wer e attendance along .with other 'Magistrates, wh el , the prisoner underwent a very.strict examination- On heingfasked how his clothes became so bloodY' he showed them a wound on his hand, which 1 0 received in an affray, which was the cause a 'h e blood' on his clothes; and bringing satisfacto r y proof as to that statement, and ‘l. 4)e r e he had he e l at the time•thc-miirder wascommitted, he was ° course discharged. UNION-HALL.—The' officers (May, Goff, and Halo itecived 'such information as will tn° 4 probably lead to the apprehension of the' derers of 'Mr. Bird awl Mary Sim-Month. Tb e persons suspected (who have absconded) Are amerl' Brat ; the cause why they are sitspected th ' t they hAve a sister who was some time sinCe in 11"ril service of Mr. Bird, w.,toto they occas i on ally us e '; to visit at the dec e as e d' s h ouse , an d a r e s „opose" to have a knowledge of the premises. They urn also.snspected‘ of various robberies comMitted in Kent and Surrey; along with a noted character now in custody. Yesterday the mother and sista' of the'l3tays were examined, but their examine tioa threw no light on the horrid transaction. DR. IVATSON, AND A MYSTERIOUS BUNDLE• MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--A Sr. Anne's Co t r stable sought advice. how to act respectiog b ! bundle which had been left at St. Anne's ws, t . c r , house, by the celebrated Dr. W a t so n, on day evening. 'Floe Doctor stated at the tva ct " . house, that he was passing through Soho-6(1 00 T . ; on Monday night, on his way t o p rocu re .1° Thistlewood, when he heard th e cr y o f • 51°,21 ' Thief!' and soon after be picked up a bundl" which lie deposited at the watch-house. 11)4 Constable was desired to keep the bundle until tC was claimed. DREADFUL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—Wedn e f day Join Byatt, a' shoemaker, residing, in Ne w ion-street, Holborn, after having 'a 4ifiarrel w it h his wife, suddenly seized up his working ko lle s and plunged it into his breast. A surgeon fetched, Who dressed the wound, and immegialof ordered hiM to be taken to' St. •Bartholotric w's HOspital. He now lies in a very dangerous state . ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, a young "'°°, tnan, in going across Holborn from the cud Queen-street, was knocked down and run ove r : by which she had her arm broken, and fecei,"' several other bruises. The coaehinan was thi s:- lug at a very furious rate, and- refuse - 0 to scold though called to, A yonng manAollowed en' took his number. Tuesday morning, at four'o'elock, there W2S au alarming fire at the back - of the` nuke Beau'' fort's mansio4l, ire Grosvenor-square. The wrien" man discovered the water 'trough, at tb•.! stabi 4 door inia blaze, and the wood wr;rk was burnt t'' a cinder. ,There were eight valuable horses ici the stable. It must have been the act of an in" cendiary. MARRIED. Yesterday, Archihahr Cotistahle; Esq. of Edinhuvgb, t 4 'Charlotte, daughter of the late John. Neale; Esq. , Yesterday, at St. Geergo's, Hinorer-square,•Major 11" . ." ) nin, of the 4th pragoons, only sun of Lieut.-Gen. Hugo l l to (2atharine, eldest daughter•of Janks Coggan, (' Walthainstow. • DIED. • On Tuesday last, in Norton-street, Mary=le-bone, Lieu t Colonel Wald,-of the Bombay Establishment. On Monday evening last, Mrs. Russelr, wife of Mr. Joncs Russell, of Croydon. .. . 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